Pilesgrove Resident Named Family Court Manager for Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem Counties

Mary T. Zientek of Pilesgrove, Salem County has been named family division manager of the Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Vicinage effective July 1, Assignment Judge Georgia M. Curio has announced.

Zientek has more than 33 years of dedicated service to the Judiciary and has worked in the family division for 23 years.

“Mary brings a wealth of practical, hands-on experience in all facets of family case management,” Judge Curio said. “She has served in all three counties, acquiring an appreciation for the challenges associated with managing in a multi-county vicinage.” Zientek succeeds Leslie Daddario, who is retiring after a 35-year career with the Judiciary.

Zientek will oversee a staff of 150 people and manage a caseload which exceeds 30,000 filings per year. The Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem family division is among the busiest in the state.

A graduate of Bridgewater College in Virginia, Zientek began her career with the Judiciary as a probation officer in 1976. She has been in the family division as an assistant manager since 1986.
Zientek resides in Pilesgrove with her husband Stan and their children, Matthew, Traci and Lauren.